News Briefs – Page 513
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Woolrich has three new vice presidents, all promoted from within....
Woolrich has three new vice presidents, all promoted from within. Bob Spagnoletti, former corporate controller, is now the vice president for finance, bringing responsibility for insurance, legal and information systems under his command. William Lilley, a director of the American company, is the new vice president for government contracting, which ...
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Luca Cinel has become Salewa Italia’s new marketing manager and...
Luca Cinel has become Salewa Italia’s new marketing manager and is responsible for developing the mountain clothing brand’s communication strategy and promoting the brand on the national market. Based at Oberalp’s headquarters in Bolzano, he is also going to work for Dynafit and Silvretta, the two other brands owned by ...
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Olaf Matthias is the new head of sales for the...
Olaf Matthias is the new head of sales for the footwear division of Sympatex. The 37-year-old worked previously for Ahlers, a larger German supplier of men’s apparel with brands, among others, like Gin Tonic, Pierre Cardin and Otto Kern. Matthias replaces Bernd Klink, a shoe industry expert who has left ...
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Johnson Outdoors has refinanced and restructured its debt, which should...
Johnson Outdoors has refinanced and restructured its debt, which should lower its borrowing costs by 40 percent next year compared with 2009. The terms include total debt availability of $84.9 million through two asset-backed credit facilities, and a revolving credit facility for up to $69 million that matures in 2012 ...
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Gregory, the American specialty brand of backpacks, has reshuffled its...
Gregory, the American specialty brand of backpacks, has reshuffled its distribution in Britain and Ireland. Effective Oct. 1, its new distributor in the region is Bramwell International. Led by Nick Bramwell, the company acts also as distributor of Meindl and Source, the Israeli brand of sandals and hydration systems, on ...
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Timberland has opened franchise stores in shopping malls in Dresden...
Timberland has opened franchise stores in shopping malls in Dresden and in Wetzlar, a town in Hesse. In addition, it has opened its first factory outlet on a selling surface of 150 square meters in Schönenwerd. The choice of location is a reference to the history of shoe making in ...
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More and more Asian companies are adopting Bluesign, the Swiss...
More and more Asian companies are adopting Bluesign, the Swiss standard for sustainability and social responsibility. New partners include Future Spring, Fabricoat Industrial, Full Color, Ea Shinn, Yi Cheng Textile, all of them from Taiwan, and Thai Eastern Industry from Thailand. With Shanghai Challenge Textile, Bluesign has now its first ...
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X-Technology has split the distribution of its products on the...
X-Technology has split the distribution of its products on the Austrian market into two different channels - one for skiing, outdoor and running, and the other one for cycling. Sport ACI Agent-Consultant-Importer continues to be the local distributor for outdoor- and sports-related items. ACI is also the local agency for ...
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SGB – Sports and Outdoor, the British trade publication, has...
SGB – Sports and Outdoor, the British trade publication, has decided to stop sending out its printed magazine. The subscriber will receive a copy of its digital publication via email unless the subscriber opts in on the magazine’s website to having a printed edition posted. Additionally, SGB is going to ...
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SPORTéco, the French trade publication, reports that Life is Good,...
SPORTéco, the French trade publication, reports that Life is Good, the American brand of outdoor-oriented basic shirts, is now available in France. The distributor in charge is Euro Market Solutions, a company being set up for the French and Belgian markets by Patrick van den Bosch, who left one year ...
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The same publication says that Led Lenser, the brand of...
The same publication says that Led Lenser, the brand of lamps, is now distributed by Ricochet Access in France. Led Lenser is a German brand marketed by the Zweibrüder company (“two brothers”). The literal meaning of the name is relevant because the company was founded and is still run by ...
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Anatom, the U.K. distributor of outdoor products such as Teko...
Anatom, the U.K. distributor of outdoor products such as Teko socks and the Superfeet insoles, has added new brands to its portfolio: Kor is a marketer of easy-to-use water bottles. Snowpulse is a Swiss manufacturer of backpacks featuring a safety airbag protecting the user in the event of an avalanche.
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Ortlieb, the specialty brand of waterproof packs and bags, has...
Ortlieb, the specialty brand of waterproof packs and bags, has created the position of a key-account manager. Kathrin Huggenberger, who has worked for a manufacturer of point-of-sale solutions as well as for BMW in Malaysia, will concentrate on the big accounts internationally.
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Montane, the British brand of functional outerwear, has appointed Paul...
Montane, the British brand of functional outerwear, has appointed Paul Cosgrove to the new position of key account manager. Cosgrove has been with Montane for six years, most recently as sales manager in charge of the northern U.K.
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The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the American Outdoor Industry...
The European Outdoor Group (EOG) and the American Outdoor Industry Association (OIA) have formally sealed a deal to join forces in the field of sustainability. The two federations aim to facilitate cross-adoption throughout the industry and to optimize the stakeholders' engagement. The agreement means a commitment to co-operate on the ...
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The American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence reports that the...
The American edition of Sporting Goods Intelligence reports that the Outdoor Retailer Summer Market, the big outdoor show in Salt Lake City, is heading towards a new schedule where it should take place in the first week in August, starting in 2010, instead of the third week of July. OR's ...
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CLARIFICATION: When putting together the last issue of The Compass,...
CLARIFICATION: When putting together the last issue of The Compass, its editor stepped into the trap of a tricky marketing strategy regarding the recently launched factory outlet center in Salzburg, Austria. We reported that the new center would offer a large variety of outdoor brands. This is actually the case, ...
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Effective Oct. 13, Bergans Fritid, the marketer of the Bergans...
Effective Oct. 13, Bergans Fritid, the marketer of the Bergans of Norway and the Ally brands, has appointed Helge Flemmen as deputy managing director of the company. The 46-year-old most recently served for Norge-TV, a Norwegian television station owned by the German ProSieben-SAT.1 network. The appointment comes along with the ...
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On September 10, a new factory outlet center, called Designer...
On September 10, a new factory outlet center, called Designer Outlet Center, opened in Salzburg, Austria. Right from the beginning, there has been an impressive offer of outdoor brands, including Columbia (with Sorel), Barbour, Crocs, Falke, Eisbär, Jack Wolfskin, Lafuma, Le Chameau, Mountain Hardwear, Salewa, Peak Performance, Timberland, The North ...
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McTrek, the German specialty low-cost retailer, has opened its 13th...
McTrek, the German specialty low-cost retailer, has opened its 13th outlet in the country at the Löhrhof Center in Recklinghausen, in the Ruhr Basin. Built in 1975, the Löhrhof Center is one of the oldest shopping malls in the country. The new McTrek outlet has a selling surface of a ...
